Jimmy Kimmel asks SXSW attendees about bands that don't exist

Published 2:11 pm, Friday, March 14, 2014

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When he's not schmoozing with Rosario Dawson in Austin, Jimmy Kimmel is pranking SXSW attendees in his classic segment "Lie Witness News." This time around, Kimmel's crew made up fake band names and asked attendees about them. Would you be fooled into thinking these bands were real?

When he's not schmoozing with Rosario Dawson in Austin, Jimmy Kimmel is pranking SXSW attendees in his classic segment "Lie Witness News." This time around, Kimmel's crew made up fake band names and asked ... more

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Jimmy Kimmel asks SXSW attendees about bands that don't exist

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Austin's South by Southwest attendees know their music, even if the artist and songs are completely made up.

Jimmy Kimmel took those die-hard music fans to task in his segment "Lie Witness News." His crew went around the festival and interviewed attendees about bands that didn't exist.

Highlights include Tonya and the Hardings, DJ Metamucil and Willie Nelson Mandela.

Sound ridiculous? The people Kimmel interviewed didn't think so and rattled off their opinions about the bands, saying how good and groundbreaking they were.

Kimmel is taping his show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in Austin during the SXSW festivities.